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Episode 1196 - April fools' day - Trees - Science puns - Back to basics - Highways and byways
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Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1196, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: April Fools' Day
- 1: The United States sent up Tiros I, the 1st satellite of this kind, April 1, 1960.
- weather satellite.
- 2: Rachmaninoff and Rostand, to name two.
- April 1 Birthdays.
- 3: This silent movie "hunchback" whose parents were deaf mutes was born April 1, 1883.
- Lon Chaney.
- 4: The "core" of this computer company goes back to its founding, April 1, 1976.
- Apple Computer.
- 5: This Motown star was shot by his father April 1, 1984, the day before his 45th birthday.
- Marvin Gaye.
Round 2. Category: Trees
- 1: This "chestnut" is scientifically known as Aesculus hippocastanum.
- the horse chestnut.
- 2: “Botanical” name of this Scott Joplin tune:.
- "The Maple Leaf Rag".
- 3: The blue gum, which has been introduced into the U.S., and the Sydney peppermint are species of this tree.
- the eucalyptus.
- 4: This is the better-known Genus and species name of the maidenhair tree, used in Chinese medicine to boost memory.
- Gingko biloba.
- 5: Type of tree mentioned in the chorus of the following song:"As I went walking that ribbon of highway / I saw above me that endless skyway / I saw below me that golden valley...".
- a redwood.
Round 3. Category: Science Puns
- 1: Do bees build these from scratch or does the scratch come later.
- hives.
- 2: When a woman in labor yells out "Can't!", "Don't!" or "Won't!", she's having these.
- contractions.
- 3: When you are "under" this, a manometer will measure it.
- pressure.
- 4: Wyatt Earp gave these creatures the O.K. to build a reef in Tombstone's lake.
- coral.
- 5: At lunch whales commit murder on a massive scale when they're "going in for" this.
- the krill.
Round 4. Category: Back To Basics
- 1: This word for "basic" is also a 3rd grade type of school.
- primary (or elementary).
- 2: RIF, short for "Reading is" this, has aided children's literacy since 1966.
- fundamental.
- 3: The timeless line "when in doubt, go basic" this appeared in a 2017 Vogue feature.
- black.
- 4: "Watery" term for the dominant trend, perhaps describing big media.
- mainstream.
- 5: "R" you ready? This 11-letter word means "basic", like skills everyone should have.
- rudimentary.
Round 5. Category: Highways And Byways
- 1: The Tour de France ends on this boulevard.
- the Champs-Élysées.
- 2: In 1961, part of this city's Stalinallee was renamed Karl-Marx-Allee.
- East Berlin.
- 3: Gulag labor was used to build this 7,000-mile highway with the same name as a famous railroad.
- the Trans-Siberian Highway.
- 4: Peace, Hope and Friendship are streets in this state capital named in honor of God.
- Providence, Rhode Island.
- 5: As Wall Street is associated with stocks, this NYC street is associated with advertising.
- Madison Avenue.
Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!
Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/
AI Voices used
1308 episodes
Manage episode 419295944 series 3394361
Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1196, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet.
Round 1. Category: April Fools' Day
- 1: The United States sent up Tiros I, the 1st satellite of this kind, April 1, 1960.
- weather satellite.
- 2: Rachmaninoff and Rostand, to name two.
- April 1 Birthdays.
- 3: This silent movie "hunchback" whose parents were deaf mutes was born April 1, 1883.
- Lon Chaney.
- 4: The "core" of this computer company goes back to its founding, April 1, 1976.
- Apple Computer.
- 5: This Motown star was shot by his father April 1, 1984, the day before his 45th birthday.
- Marvin Gaye.
Round 2. Category: Trees
- 1: This "chestnut" is scientifically known as Aesculus hippocastanum.
- the horse chestnut.
- 2: “Botanical” name of this Scott Joplin tune:.
- "The Maple Leaf Rag".
- 3: The blue gum, which has been introduced into the U.S., and the Sydney peppermint are species of this tree.
- the eucalyptus.
- 4: This is the better-known Genus and species name of the maidenhair tree, used in Chinese medicine to boost memory.
- Gingko biloba.
- 5: Type of tree mentioned in the chorus of the following song:"As I went walking that ribbon of highway / I saw above me that endless skyway / I saw below me that golden valley...".
- a redwood.
Round 3. Category: Science Puns
- 1: Do bees build these from scratch or does the scratch come later.
- hives.
- 2: When a woman in labor yells out "Can't!", "Don't!" or "Won't!", she's having these.
- contractions.
- 3: When you are "under" this, a manometer will measure it.
- pressure.
- 4: Wyatt Earp gave these creatures the O.K. to build a reef in Tombstone's lake.
- coral.
- 5: At lunch whales commit murder on a massive scale when they're "going in for" this.
- the krill.
Round 4. Category: Back To Basics
- 1: This word for "basic" is also a 3rd grade type of school.
- primary (or elementary).
- 2: RIF, short for "Reading is" this, has aided children's literacy since 1966.
- fundamental.
- 3: The timeless line "when in doubt, go basic" this appeared in a 2017 Vogue feature.
- black.
- 4: "Watery" term for the dominant trend, perhaps describing big media.
- mainstream.
- 5: "R" you ready? This 11-letter word means "basic", like skills everyone should have.
- rudimentary.
Round 5. Category: Highways And Byways
- 1: The Tour de France ends on this boulevard.
- the Champs-Élysées.
- 2: In 1961, part of this city's Stalinallee was renamed Karl-Marx-Allee.
- East Berlin.
- 3: Gulag labor was used to build this 7,000-mile highway with the same name as a famous railroad.
- the Trans-Siberian Highway.
- 4: Peace, Hope and Friendship are streets in this state capital named in honor of God.
- Providence, Rhode Island.
- 5: As Wall Street is associated with stocks, this NYC street is associated with advertising.
- Madison Avenue.
Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!
Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/
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